Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:47:13 +0500 From: "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com> To: <arnaud@vkoppen.com> Cc: <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Suggestions for handbook Was: Errors when making Kernel Message-ID: <000f01c1cf6e$1fe41cc0$82c801ca@warhawk> In-Reply-To: <CBEOJMAHHPMJPGENCGJGKEJACCAA.arnaud@vkoppen.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd- > newbies@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Arnaud van Koppen > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:05 PM > To: csmith@icdc.com; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Matthew > Emmerton Cc: freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Suggestions for handbook Was: Errors when making > Kernel > > I my case the problem was in de GENERIC kernel config file that > comes with the distribution. > The line "device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and > da" is listed under USB devices, so when you go through the list > without reading every line properly, thinking 'I want to use my > USB', you leave everything uncommented, missing the dependency. > > I'm using 'The complete FreeBSD', 3rd edition, wihich is not > mentioning the > USB-options at all, and the online handbook, which just mentions > the list, without pointing out the dependency, so it can easily be > missed. > Don't think FreeBSD had USB support around the time :) > But I have to admit that proper reading would avoid the problem. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>; iQA/AwUBPJd5YxY2HTS0XwU2EQK27ACgs7OBeVVT+zvdK6RG19AfkKv4Ty4AoLDX /K2FthWa1L8uOfWwaOEUC8z2 =vK0d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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